Boudewijn
@perspectives
Boudewijn
Light therapies to improve declining eyesight with Prof. Glen Jeffery
youtube.com“Have you ever noticed how thoughts and emotions arise effortlessly, and yet there is something deeper—an ever-present stillness that simply observes them? This awareness is not the thoughts or emotions themselves; it is something quieter, untouched, always here.
We often speak of our experience in personal terms—“I am thinking,” or “I am feeling.”
... See moreHum to Activate the Vagus Nerve
youtube.comThis is about making the AUM sound to let the Vagus nerve vibrate and make more nitric oxide and relax more.
Multi-Perspective Mindmaps (Advanced Techniques)
youtube.comThe big surprise to me was that the intuitive judgment that the interviewers summoned up in the “close your eyes” exercise also did very well, indeed just as well as the sum of the six specific ratings. I learned from this finding a lesson that I have never forgotten: intuition adds value even in the justly derided selection interview, but only aft
... See moreDaniel Kahneman • Thinking, Fast and Slow
Our modern age is criticised for self-obsession. It can be hard to make an argument for thinking about the self without getting lost in the quagmire of 21st-century vapidity. But the popularity of psychology books is a celebration of something different: therapists are distilling their practice to make readers better equipped to understand themselv... See more
What makes a good self-help book?
This is about self-help books. The danger is that readers try to apply something that won’t work because of their unique biography and context. And because of the writer's authority, they may think they are the problem. Ironically, when this happens, the intention of the author of the self-help book backfires!
Self-help, or personal growth or Personal transformation are growing sections in book stores and are perhaps an expression of the focus on self and individualism. Becaus it is self-help, you have to help yourself, it is not: Social Help - doing help with others.
When we pause, we don’t know what will happen next. But by disrupting our habitual behaviors, we open to the possibility of new and creative ways of responding to our wants and fears.
Tara Brach • Radical Acceptance
Whenever thoughts are treated too seriously, reality gets forgotten. (Sailor Bob)